On June 23 at the SR 286checkpoint, a canine team alerted Tucson Station agents to one Mexican nationalhidden behind the front seat of a GMC pickup truck, and another was lockedinside a toolbox mounted on the truck bed, officials say.

Two United States citizens werearrested on June 25 at an Interstate-19 checkpoint after Nogales Station agentsfound two illegal immigrants in the trunk of a Ford Focus, according to BorderPatrol.

Police say the smugglers arrestedin both incidents face federal prosecution; those who were being transportedinto the country illegally were apprehended for removal proceedings.